Occupation Atlasfood technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/afee6a28-f654-4ac7-a665-f758616bc689
food technician
Food technicians assist food technologists in the deveolpment of processes for manufacturing foodstuffs and related products based on chemical, physical, and biological principles. They perform research and experiments on ingredients, additives and packaging. Food technicians also check product quality to ensure compliance with legislation and regulations.
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Job Zone
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- 4
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.71
- R Realistic5.05
- C Conventional3.95
- E Enterprising2.58
- A Artistic2.45
- S Social2.16
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Food Scientists and Technologists (19-1012.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (32)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- carry out checks of production plant equipment
- circular economy
- clean food and beverage machinery
- energy efficiency
- ensure public safety and security
- food and beverage industry
- food ethics
- food preservation
- food product ingredients
- food waste monitoring systems
- functional properties of foods
- handle delivery of raw materials
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage
- listen actively
- manage all process engineering activities
- manage packaging material
- molecular gastronomy
- monitor freezing processes
- monitor ingredient storage
- monitor the production line
- pathogenic microorganisms in food
- prepare visual data
- processes of foods and beverages manufacturing
- promote ethical eating
- quality assurance methodologies
- schedule regular machine maintenance
- set up equipment for food production
- write work-related reports
Optional (48)
- adjust production schedule
- administer ingredients in food production
- analyse packaging requirements
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analyse work-related written reports
- apply control process statistical methods
- apply food technology principles
- assess the life cycle of resources
- assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- check quality of products on the production line
- check quality of raw materials
- cleaning of reusable packaging
- combination of flavours
- combination of textures
- develop new food products
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- ensure full functioning of food plant machinery
- evaluate ingredient documentation from suppliers
- fermentation processes of beverages
- fermentation processes of food
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- follow-up lab results
- food canning production line
- food legislation
- food materials
- food safety principles
- investigate customer complaints of food products
- keep inventory of goods in production
- laboratory-based sciences
- legislation about animal origin products
- manage corrective actions
- manage resources in food manufacturing
- mitigate waste of resources
- monitor coating specifications
- monitor developments used for food industry
- monitor processing conditions
- operate automated process control
- participate in the development of new food products
- perform food risk analysis
- perform quality audits
- plan shifts of employees
- read engineering drawings
- select adequate packaging for food products
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- waste management
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 32 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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